Emphasis on Performing two Rak'ah Sunnah before Dawn (Fajr) Prayer
باب تأكيد ركعتي سنة الصبح:
Riyad as-Saliheen, Book of Virtues(view book)
'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:
The Prophet ﷺ did not attach more importance to any Nawafil prayer than the two Rak'ah of prayer before dawn (Fajr) prayer.
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
وعنها قالت: لم يكن النبي، ﷺ على شيء من النوافل أشد تعاهدًا منه على ركعتي الفجر". ((متفق عليه)).
Classification
'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:
The Prophet ﷺ said, "The two Rak'ah before the dawn (Fajr) prayer are better than this world and all it contains."
[Muslim]
Another narration goes: "The two Rak'ah before the dawn (Fajr) prayer are dearer to me than the whole world."
وعنها عن النبي ﷺ قال: "ركعتا الفجر خير من الدنيا وما فيها" ((رواه مسلم)). وفي رواية لهما لأحب إلي من الدنيا جميعًا.
Classification
Abu 'Abdullah Bilal bin Rabah (May Allah be pleased with him) the Mu'adhdhin of Messenger of Allah ﷺ reported:
I went to inform the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the time of the dawn (Fajr) prayer, and 'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) kept me busy and began to ask me about something till the day grew bright. Then I got up and informed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ of the time of Salat. I informed him again but he did not came out immediately to lead As- Salat. When he came out, he led As-Salat. I said to him: 'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) kept me busy and thus diverted my attention by asking about something and the morning grew bright. You also came out late. Upon that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I was engaged in performing two Rak'ah of Fajr prayer." Bilal (May Allah be pleased with him)said: "O Messenger of Allah! You delayed As-Salat so long as the morning grew bright." He ﷺ replied, "Even if the morning had become brighter than it had, I would have performed two Rak'ah of prayer in an excellent manner."
[Abu Dawud].
وعن أبي عبد الله بلال بن رباح، رضي الله عنه مؤذن رسول الله ﷺ أنه أتى رسول الله ﷺ ليؤذنه بصلاة الغداة، فشغلت عائشة بلالا بأمر سألته عنه، حتى أصبح جدا فقام بلال فآذنه بالصلاة، وتابع أذانه، فلم يخرج رسول الله ﷺ فلما خرج صلى بالناس، فأخبره أن عائشة شغلته بأمر سألته عنه حتى أصبح جدا، وأنه أبطأ عليه بالخروج، فقال -يعني النبي ﷺ -: "إني كنت ركعت ركعتي الفجر" فقال: يا رسول الله إنك أصبحت جدا؟ فقال: "لو أصبحت أكثر مما أصبحت، لركعتهما وأحسنتهما، وأجملتهما". ((رواه أبو داود بإسناد حسن)).
Classification
'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:
The Prophet ﷺ used to perform two Rak'ah short prayer between the Adhan (call to prayer) and the Iqamah of the dawn (Fajr) prayers.
[Al- Bukhari and Muslim]
In another narration, 'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform two supererogatory Rak'ah prayer of Fajr and make them so short in duration that I used to think whether he ﷺ had recited Surat Al-Fatihah (in it) or not.
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
In the narration of Muslim, 'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to hear the Adhan (of Fajr prayer) he would perform two supererogatory Rak'ah prayer and would make them short.
عن عائشة رضي الله عنها أن رسول الله ﷺ، كان يصلي ركعتين خفيفتين بين النداء والإقامة من صلاة الصبح". ((متفق عليه)) وفي رواية لهما: يصلي ركعتي الفجر، إذا سمع الأذان فيخففهما حتى أقول هل قرأ فيهمابأم القرآن!. وفي رواية لمسلم: كان يصلى ركعتيي الفجر إذا سمع الأذان ويخففهما.وفي رواية: إذا طلع الفجر.